Corset



July 25, 1933. J H D 1,919,293

CORSET Filed July 18, 1952 I :5 Sheets-Sheet 1 VENTOR 90 F- i B ATTORNEYJ. FIELD CORSET July 25, 1933.

Filed July 18, 1952 4 :5 Sh eetS- Sheet 2 INVENTOR M BY ATTORNEY J,FIELD July 25, 1933.

CORSET Filed July 18 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR M BY Cg? ATTORNEYPatented July 25, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN FIELD, OFFAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB TO THE WARNER BROTHERS COEPANY,BRIDGEPOQT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT CORSET Applicationfiled July 18, 1932. Serial No. 623,093.

This invention relates to corsets, girdles and the like, and itsprincipal object resides in the provision of an improved garment of thischaracter including portions capable of stretching both up and down andacross the oft wearer and other portions capable of stretching up anddown but not across, for purposes hereinafter indicated. Another featureresides in novel provisions for bones in such garments.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the followindetailed descri tion of certain preferre embodiments he invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of arment in accordance withthe invention.

igure 2 is a rear elevation of the garment shown in Figure 1.

Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged sections taken on the lines -3-3 and 4-4 ofFigures 1 and 2 respectively.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a modified type of garment also inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 6 is an elevation similar to Figure 5 but showing the frontportion of the corset partly broken away.

Figure 7 is a rear view of the form shown in Figures 5 and 6.

Figure 8 is an enlarged section taken on the lines 88 of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a front view of still another embodiment of the invention.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9 but showin the front portion ofthe garment partly roken away. i

Figure 11 is a rear elevation of the garment shown in Figures 9 and 10.

Figure 12 is a view similar toFigure 11 but showing the rear portion ofthe garment partly broken away and,

Figures 13 and 14 are enlarged section taken on the line 13-13 and Ii-14 of Figures 10 and 12, respectively.

Referring first to the embodiment shown in Figures 14, there isillustrated a garment including a plurality of panels 1 of materialcapable of stretchlng not only across the body of the wearer but also upand down.

This material is preferably composed of elastic yarn in comblnation withnon-elastic yarn or stop threads adapted to limit the stretch in atleast one direction, advantageously across the body, or this materialmay be made substantially entirely of elastic yarn, that is, withoutsuch sto threads. terial may advantageous y be of woven character, thatis to say, of material having both elastic warp and elastic weftstrands, or being flat knit, though for some purposes the material maybe of knitted character. Each of these panels preferably extends fromtop to bottom of the garment, and the up and down extent of the garmentis advantageously such that the lower edge 2 thereof lies below thehips'and adjacent posterior portions of the wearer. I

' Inthe construction illustrated, a plurality of panels of the charactermentioned may be employed for lying at either side of the wearer, onepanel at each side extending.

around to the front of the wearer and one around to the rear, althoughthe panels at either side might be replaced by a single panel. Thesepanels may extend at the front and back of the garment, when foldedflat, as shown, so that they constitute some portion of the a materialfrom one hip bone to the other at both the front and back of the wearer,or if desired only at the back.

At the central front portion of the garment there is employed in theform shown in F igures 1-4 one or more panels 3 of material ineludingelastic yarn so arranged that the material is capable of stretching inan up and down or generally vertical direction but not in a cross-wiseor generally horizontal direction. This material is also preferably ofwoven character. The adjacent edges of the several panels may abut andbe joined by stitching 4: as best shown in Figure 3, the stitchingdesirably being of zig-zag character to permit the required stretchingalong the seams. However, lap joints and other types of stitching mightbe substituted. The seams may be covered by elastic stripping 5 sewed tothe panel as at 6. Between the stripping 5 and the panel 3 there arepreferably provided at the upper, frontportlon of the garment The maintheir respective pockets.

suitable bones 7, which maybe formed of light, flexible, flat metalstrips, the stripping serving as pockets in which the bones float. Thebones preferably lie lengthwise 1n the direction in which the materialstretches. Where two bones are side by side and covered by single pieceof stripping 5, the middle of the latter is preferably stitched to oneor more panels as at 8. One or more additional bones may be securedbetween the edges of panel 3 by stripping 5 where desired. While bonesas shown terminate considerably above the lower edge 2 of the garment,they may extend further down where desired. The pockets may be completedat their lower ends by stitching 91and at their upper ends by stitching10 which secures elastic bindingill to the upper edges of the garment.The lower edge of the garment may be similarly finished with an elasticbinding 12, and garter attachments 13 secured thereto. At the rear ofthe garment a panel 1% may be interposed between panels 1 and securedthereto similarly to the manner already de scribed. The panel 14 ispreferably of material like that of which panel 3 is composed, that isto say, of material which stretches up and down but not across, andadvantageously extends from top to bottom of the garment. Bones 1.5 maybe retained in pockets formed by stripping 5 and may extendsubstantially the full length of the garment in unstretched condition.These bones also preferably float It may be noted that the garment thusconstructed is capable of stretching up and down at all points in itsgirth, and of stretching across or horizontally at some points, as isparticularly advantageous.

Through this construction provision is made for confining or flatteningaction :at the front or back of the garment or both and at the same timeriding up of the garment upon the figure, particularly caused by bendingat the hips, is avoided. Moreover, the bones give additional flatteningaction without producing folds or wrinkles. The bones may beincorporated into the garment in simple fashion and require no fasteningdevices. When they are free to float in their pockets as described, orpossibly secured at only one end,

' they do not interfere with the stretching of the material. Through theconstruction at the front, the bones 7 have the desired effect over thediaphragm-without extending over the abdomen with likelihood ofdiscomfort.

It will he understood that the front may be constructed as describedwhile the rear is entirely of material such as is employed in panels 1or vice versa, without sacrificing'the advantages at the other points inthe garment.

At the upper portion of the garment, at one side, provision is made asat 16 for permitting. the wearer to step into the same. For instance,hooks and eyes may 'ibeccmployed, as shown, or a lacing or slidefastener. In this case the lower portion of the girth of the garment iscontinuous, though the opening may be of any suitable length and evenextend clear to the bottom of the garment.

'Iurning'now to Figures 5-8, there is shown a construction whichis-similar to that described, except that the rear portion 20 of thegarment is formed of a unitary panel of two-way stretch materialextending across the back of thewearerifrom one side of the hips to theother and-thus constitutingabout half the girth of the garment. In orderto produce the flattening e fi'e ct described-a. panel 21 of materialcapable of stretching up and 1 down but not across may be stitched alongits edges to the panel 20. Preferably the panel 21 extends from top .tobottomof the garment and is stitched as at 22 along the entire length ateither edge, and also at either end to the 5 binding 11 and 12'. lIow'ever, the stitching of the ends of the panel 21 is not essential foraccomplishing the main purpose described'.

Preferably the capacity of panel 21 to stretch in the up and downdirection should be at least as great as that of the panel 20, thoughthe former may be made of relatively fine elastic-or otherwisearrangedso that the which stretches the latteran equal amount. On the other handthe panel 21 should preferably be practically non-stretchable ornonelastic in a transverse or horizontal direction.

In FiguresQ-H, the rear portion of the 7 garment is shown constructedas: described 1n connection with Figures 5-8, and the frontrestraining-panel 31 formed of material capable of stretching-up anddown but not across and terminating above the portion of panel 30 whichoverlies the abdomen. In this manner the confiningaction at desiredpoints maybe achieved, that is, at the) upper part of the front of thecorset without the need for force required to stretch it is less thanthat double thickness of material at other points.

The panel. 31 preferably terminates about half way down the garment andis free at its lower edge, at which a binding 32 may be applied, andstitchedas at along both sides to panel 30; The top of this panel 31 maybe sewed to binding 11- and be provided with bones 7 in pockets formedby stripping 5 as described in-connection with Figures 1-4. By leavingthe lower edge of panel 31 free the stretching of the panel 30 is notinterfered with in any way. However, the lower edge of this panel mightbe secured to the charactermf panel 31.

. hilga particular arrangement and number of panels has been shown anddescribed in the several embodiments, it will be understood that anysingle panel might be replaced by a plurality of panels stitchedtogether, or on the other hand, a single panel might be substituted fora plurality of panels shown. Furthermore, the panels might be of largeror smaller size, the panels 1, for instance, extendin to a greater orless extent in a transverse irection or direction around the body. Itwill also be appreciated that, where desired, panels of non-elasticmaterial, or in other words, panels which do not stretch in eitherdirection, may be substituted for other material in the garment. Forinstance, the whole front of the garment might be made of non-elasticmaterial, while the rear portion might be constructed as described.

Whether the insert or lining form illustrated is employed, the materialof the insert or lining, wherever located in the garment, may extend thefull length of the same or be of any suitable shorter length.

While the invention has been described in connection with separatepanels secured or engaged to one another, the invention comprehends theinterweaving of two types of material to secure the same result. That isto say, by a suitable substitution of one type of yarn or thread foranother, at convenient points in the manufacturing operations, it ispossible to provide a really integral construction having thecharacteristics of the invention. Accordingly, when the terms secured orengaged are employed in the specification and claims they are intendedas including this form of the invention.

The arrangement and number of the bones may also be varied, or the bonesmay be ornitted where desired. The stripping which 00- operates with thebones may be secured only at its ends or along portions of its sides,where desired, instead of securing the stripping along its entire lengthto the material.

Matter shown or described, but not claimed herein, is claimed in mypending application Serial N 0. 587,869, filed J anuary, 21, 1932, andalso in myapplication Serial No. 660,373, filed March 11, 1933.

The terms and expressions which have been emplo ed are used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the useof such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of thefeatures shown and described, or portions thereof, but it is recognizedthat various modifications are possible within the scope of theinvention claimed.

What I claim is:

1 A garment of the character described including a plurality of panelsof material formed of elastic am and capable of stretching.both up andown and across, and a panel of material adapted to stretch up and downbut not across secured at the front of said garment, said last-namedpanel being of less up and down extent than the length of the garment.

2. A garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the last-named panel issecured along its vertical edges to the two-waystretch material.

3. A garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bone extendslengthwise ofsaid panel andis retained thereadj acent by means of elastic strippingforming a pocket in which the bone is received.

Y 4. A garment of the character described including material formed ofelastic yarn and adapted to stretch both up and down and across, andmaterial capable of stretching up and down but not across superimposedupon the first-named material and secured thereto along its verticaledges.

5. The garment as claimed in claim A wherein the second-named materiallies at the front of the gar ment.

6. The garment as claimed in claim 4 wherein the second-named materiallies at the center of the rear portion of the garment.

7. A garment of the character claimed in claim 4 wherein thesecond-named material lies at the front of thegarment and is shorterthan thefirstmamed material.

J OHN. FIELD.

